FN-6977: harden Planning Mode payload normalization

Normalize Planning Mode runtime payloads so malformed AI summaries cannot crash UI or API flows.

- Normalize summary, question option, subtask dependency, and priority fields at planning session boundaries.
- Reuse summary normalization for persisted session reads, task creation, and planning breakdown generation.
- Add regression coverage for malformed planning arrays and publish a patch changeset.

Files changed:
 .changeset/fn-6977-planning-array-normalization.md |   7 +
 .../dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx | 135 +++++++++---
 .../PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx       | 231 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../src/__tests__/routes-planning.test.ts          | 124 ++++++++++-
 packages/dashboard/src/planning.ts                 |  88 +++++++-
 packages/dashboard/src/routes.ts                   |  16 +-
 .../src/routes/register-planning-subtask-routes.ts |  43 +---
 7 files changed, 569 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

Fusion-Task-Id: FN-6977
Fusion-Task-Lineage: 538907b8-1037-4c12-9237-c73830621b73

.changeset/fn-6977-planning-array-normalization.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Prevent Planning Mode from crashing on malformed AI summary arrays.
+category: fix
+dev: Normalizes planning summaries, question options, subtasks, and dependency arrays at UI/API boundaries.

packages/dashboard/app/components/PlanningModeModal.tsx

@@ -113,10 +113,85 @@ function normalizeTaskPriority(priority?: TaskPriority): TaskPriority {
   return DEFAULT_TASK_PRIORITY;
 }
 
+function normalizeStringArray(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const normalized: string[] = [];
+  for (const item of value) {
+    if (typeof item !== "string") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const trimmed = item.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(trimmed);
+    normalized.push(trimmed);
+  }
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+/*
+FNXC:PlanningNormalization 2026-06-25-00:00:
+Planning Mode treats AI and persisted session payloads as untrusted runtime data. Missing summary arrays, question options, and subtask dependency arrays normalize before render/action state so #1743 cannot crash React with undefined `.map`.
+*/
 function normalizePlanningSummary(summary: PlanningSummary): PlanningSummary {
+  const raw = summary as PlanningSummary & Record<string, unknown>;
+  const title = typeof raw.title === "string" && raw.title.trim().length > 0
+    ? raw.title.trim()
+    : "Untitled planning task";
+  const description = typeof raw.description === "string" && raw.description.trim().length > 0
+    ? raw.description.trim()
+    : title;
   return {
     ...summary,
+    title,
+    description,
+    suggestedSize: raw.suggestedSize === "S" || raw.suggestedSize === "M" || raw.suggestedSize === "L" ? raw.suggestedSize : "M",
     priority: normalizeTaskPriority(summary.priority),
+    suggestedDependencies: normalizeStringArray(raw.suggestedDependencies),
+    keyDeliverables: normalizeStringArray(raw.keyDeliverables),
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeQuestionOptions(question: PlanningQuestion): PlanningQuestion {
+  if (question.type !== "single_select" && question.type !== "multi_select") {
+    return question;
+  }
+  const options = Array.isArray(question.options)
+    ? question.options
+        .filter((option): option is { id: string; label: string; description?: string } =>
+          Boolean(
+            option &&
+            typeof option === "object" &&
+            typeof option.id === "string" &&
+            option.id.trim().length > 0 &&
+            typeof option.label === "string" &&
+            option.label.trim().length > 0 &&
+            (option.description === undefined || typeof option.description === "string"),
+          ),
+        )
+        .map((option) => ({
+          ...option,
+          id: option.id.trim(),
+          label: option.label.trim(),
+          ...(option.description ? { description: option.description.trim() } : {}),
+        }))
+    : [];
+  return { ...question, options };
+}
+
+function normalizeSubtaskItem(subtask: SubtaskItem): SubtaskItem {
+  const raw = subtask as SubtaskItem & Record<string, unknown>;
+  return {
+    ...subtask,
+    title: typeof raw.title === "string" ? raw.title : "",
+    description: typeof raw.description === "string" ? raw.description : "",
+    suggestedSize: raw.suggestedSize === "S" || raw.suggestedSize === "M" || raw.suggestedSize === "L" ? raw.suggestedSize : "M",
+    priority: normalizeTaskPriority(subtask.priority),
+    dependsOn: normalizeStringArray(raw.dependsOn),
   };
 }
 
@@ -625,6 +700,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
         },
         onQuestion: (question) => {
           if (isStaleEvent()) return;
+          const normalizedQuestion = normalizeQuestionOptions(question);
           setIsReconnecting(false);
           setIsRetrying(false);
           clearPlanningDescription(projectId);
@@ -647,7 +723,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
 
           setView({
             type: "question",
-            session: { sessionId, currentQuestion: question, summary: null },
+            session: { sessionId, currentQuestion: normalizedQuestion, summary: null },
           });
           setStreamingOutput("");
 
@@ -663,6 +739,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
         },
         onSummary: (summary) => {
           if (isStaleEvent()) return;
+          const normalizedSummary = normalizePlanningSummary(summary);
           setIsReconnecting(false);
           setIsRetrying(false);
           clearPlanningDescription(projectId);
@@ -679,10 +756,10 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
 
           setView({
             type: "summary",
-            session: { sessionId, currentQuestion: null, summary },
+            session: { sessionId, currentQuestion: null, summary: normalizedSummary },
-            summary,
+            summary: normalizedSummary,
           });
-          setEditedSummary(summary);
+          setEditedSummary(normalizedSummary);
           setStreamingOutput("");
 
           broadcastUpdate({
@@ -947,7 +1024,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
           setView({ type: "initial" });
         } else if (session.status === "awaiting_input" && session.currentQuestion) {
           clearPlanningDescription(projectId);
-          const question = JSON.parse(session.currentQuestion);
+          const question = normalizeQuestionOptions(JSON.parse(session.currentQuestion));
           setView({ type: "question", session: { sessionId, currentQuestion: question, summary: null } });
           // Transfer persisted thinking into conversation history so it's
           // visible as expandable reasoning in the question view, instead of
@@ -1712,7 +1789,8 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
 
     try {
       const completedSessionId = view.session.sessionId;
-      const task = await createTaskFromPlanning(completedSessionId, editedSummary ?? undefined, projectId, {
+      const normalizedSummary = editedSummary ? normalizePlanningSummary(editedSummary) : undefined;
+      const task = await createTaskFromPlanning(completedSessionId, normalizedSummary, projectId, {
         branchSelection: {
           mode: branchMode,
           ...(branchMode === "existing" || branchMode === "custom-new" ? { branchName: branchName.trim() } : {}),
@@ -1749,12 +1827,9 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
     setIsStartingBreakdown(true);
 
     try {
-      const result = await startPlanningBreakdown(view.session.sessionId, editedSummary ?? undefined, projectId);
+      const normalizedSummary = editedSummary ? normalizePlanningSummary(editedSummary) : undefined;
-      const normalizedSubtasks = result.subtasks.map((subtask) => ({
+      const result = await startPlanningBreakdown(view.session.sessionId, normalizedSummary, projectId);
-        ...subtask,
+      const normalizedSubtasks = (Array.isArray(result.subtasks) ? result.subtasks : []).map(normalizeSubtaskItem);
-        priority: normalizeTaskPriority(subtask.priority),
-        dependsOn: [...subtask.dependsOn],
-      }));
       setLockSessionId(result.sessionId);
       setView({
         type: "breakdown",
@@ -1781,11 +1856,8 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
       const result = await createTasksFromPlanning(
         completedSessionId,
         buildCompactPlanningSubtaskDrafts(
-          view.originalSubtasks,
+          view.originalSubtasks.map(normalizeSubtaskItem),
-          view.subtasks.map((subtask) => ({
+          view.subtasks.map(normalizeSubtaskItem),
-            ...subtask,
-            priority: normalizeTaskPriority(subtask.priority),
-          })),
         ),
         projectId,
         {
@@ -2294,7 +2366,7 @@ export function PlanningModeModal({ isOpen, onClose, onTaskCreated, onTasksCreat
               subtasks={view.subtasks}
               isLoading={isCreatingFromBreakdown}
               onUpdateSubtasks={(newSubtasks) =>
-                setView({ ...view, subtasks: newSubtasks, dirty: true })
+                setView({ ...view, subtasks: newSubtasks.map(normalizeSubtaskItem), dirty: true })
               }
               onCreateTasks={handleCreateTasksFromBreakdown}
               onBack={() => {
@@ -2351,8 +2423,10 @@ interface QuestionFormProps {
   onBack?: () => void;
 }
 
-function QuestionForm({ question, progress, historyEntries, onSubmit, onBack }: QuestionFormProps) {
+function QuestionForm({ question: rawQuestion, progress, historyEntries, onSubmit, onBack }: QuestionFormProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation("app");
+  const question = normalizeQuestionOptions(rawQuestion);
+  const questionOptions = question.options ?? [];
   const [response, setResponse] = useState<QuestionResponse>({});
   const [textValue, setTextValue] = useState("");
   const [commentValue, setCommentValue] = useState("");
@@ -2456,9 +2530,9 @@ function QuestionForm({ question, progress, historyEntries, onSubmit, onBack }:
                 />
               )}
 
-              {question.type === "single_select" && question.options && (
+              {question.type === "single_select" && (
                 <div className="planning-radio-group" role="radiogroup">
-                  {question.options.map((option) => (
+                  {questionOptions.map((option) => (
                     <label key={option.id} className="planning-option planning-option--radio">
                       <input
                         type="radio"
@@ -2478,10 +2552,10 @@ function QuestionForm({ question, progress, historyEntries, onSubmit, onBack }:
                 </div>
               )}
 
-              {question.type === "multi_select" && question.options && (
+              {question.type === "multi_select" && (
                 <div className="planning-checkbox-group">
-                  {question.options.map((option) => {
+                  {questionOptions.map((option) => {
-                    const selected = (response[question.id] as string[]) || [];
+                    const selected = Array.isArray(response[question.id]) ? (response[question.id] as string[]) : [];
                     return (
                       <label key={option.id} className="planning-option planning-option--checkbox">
                         <input
@@ -2585,7 +2659,7 @@ interface SummaryViewProps {
 }
 
 function SummaryView({
-  summary,
+  summary: rawSummary,
   historyEntries,
   onSummaryChange,
   tasks,
@@ -2602,6 +2676,7 @@ function SummaryView({
   isStartingBreakdown,
 }: SummaryViewProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation("app");
+  const summary = normalizePlanningSummary(rawSummary);
   const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false);
   const [renderMarkdown, setRenderMarkdown] = useState(false);
   const [selectedDependencies, setSelectedDependencies] = useState<string[]>(
@@ -2791,9 +2866,13 @@ function SummaryView({
           <div className="form-group">
             <label>{t("planning.keyDeliverables", "Key Deliverables")}</label>
             <ul className="planning-deliverables">
-              {summary.keyDeliverables.map((item, i) => (
+              {summary.keyDeliverables.length > 0 ? (
-                <li key={i}>{item}</li>
+                summary.keyDeliverables.map((item, i) => (
-              ))}
+                  <li key={i}>{item}</li>
+                ))
+              ) : (
+                <li className="text-muted">{t("planning.noKeyDeliverables", "No key deliverables were provided.")}</li>
+              )}
             </ul>
           </div>
         </div>

packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/PlanningModeModal.planning-flow.test.tsx

@@ -226,6 +226,49 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
   });
 
   describe("Planning flow", () => {
+    it.each(["desktop", "mobile"] as const)("FN-6977 renders malformed live summary without generic error on %s", async (viewportMode) => {
+      mockViewport(viewportMode);
+      mockStartPlanningStreaming.mockResolvedValueOnce({ sessionId: `session-fn-6977-live-${viewportMode}` });
+      mockConnectPlanningStream.mockImplementationOnce((_sessionId: string, _projectId: string | undefined, handlers: any) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          handlers.onSummary?.({
+            title: "Live malformed summary",
+            description: "Live Planning Mode summary omitted deliverable arrays",
+            suggestedSize: "M",
+          });
+        }, 10);
+
+        return {
+          close: vi.fn(),
+          isConnected: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
+        };
+      });
+
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+        />
+      );
+
+      fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText(/e.g., Build a user authentication/), {
+        target: { value: "Plan from live malformed summary" },
+      });
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByText("Start Planning"));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByText("Planning Complete!")).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
+      expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Live Planning Mode summary omitted deliverable arrays")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/Something went wrong/i)).toBeNull();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Single Task" })).toBeEnabled();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Break into Tasks" })).toBeEnabled();
+    });
+
     it("starts planning and shows question view", async () => {
       render(
         <PlanningModeModal
@@ -971,6 +1014,194 @@ describe("PlanningModeModal", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it.each(["desktop", "mobile"] as const)("FN-6977 renders malformed persisted summary without generic error on %s", async (viewportMode) => {
+      mockViewport(viewportMode);
+      const malformedSummary = {
+        title: "Malformed summary without arrays",
+        description: "Recovered summary missing deliverable and dependency arrays",
+        suggestedSize: "M",
+      };
+
+      mockFetchAiSession.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        id: `session-fn-6977-${viewportMode}`,
+        type: "planning",
+        status: "complete",
+        title: "Malformed summary without arrays",
+        inputPayload: JSON.stringify({ initialPlan: "Recover malformed summary" }),
+        conversationHistory: "[]",
+        currentQuestion: null,
+        result: JSON.stringify(malformedSummary),
+        thinkingOutput: "",
+        error: null,
+        projectId: null,
+        createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      });
+
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+          resumeSessionId={`session-fn-6977-${viewportMode}`}
+        />
+      );
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByText("Planning Complete!")).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
+      expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Recovered summary missing deliverable and dependency arrays")).toBeDefined();
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/Something went wrong/i)).toBeNull();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Single Task" })).toBeEnabled();
+      expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Break into Tasks" })).toBeEnabled();
+    });
+
+    it("FN-6977 sends normalized empty arrays when creating from a malformed summary", async () => {
+      const malformedSummary = {
+        title: "Malformed summary create task",
+        description: "Recovered summary can still create a task",
+        suggestedSize: "M",
+      };
+
+      mockFetchAiSession.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        id: "session-fn-6977-create",
+        type: "planning",
+        status: "complete",
+        title: "Malformed summary create task",
+        inputPayload: JSON.stringify({ initialPlan: "Recover malformed summary and create" }),
+        conversationHistory: "[]",
+        currentQuestion: null,
+        result: JSON.stringify(malformedSummary),
+        thinkingOutput: "",
+        error: null,
+        projectId: null,
+        createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      });
+      mockCreateTaskFromPlanning.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        id: "FN-6977",
+        title: "Created from malformed summary",
+        description: "",
+        column: "triage",
+        dependencies: [],
+        steps: [],
+        currentStep: 0,
+        log: [],
+        createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      } as Task);
+
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={vi.fn()}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+          resumeSessionId="session-fn-6977-create"
+        />
+      );
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Single Task" })).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Single Task" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockCreateTaskFromPlanning).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "session-fn-6977-create",
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            suggestedDependencies: [],
+            keyDeliverables: [],
+          }),
+          undefined,
+          expect.any(Object),
+        );
+      });
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/Something went wrong/i)).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("FN-6977 starts breakdown from malformed summary and normalizes missing subtask dependsOn", async () => {
+      const malformedSummary = {
+        title: "Malformed summary breakdown",
+        description: "Recovered summary can still be broken down",
+        suggestedSize: "M",
+      };
+
+      mockFetchAiSession.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        id: "session-fn-6977-breakdown",
+        type: "planning",
+        status: "complete",
+        title: "Malformed summary breakdown",
+        inputPayload: JSON.stringify({ initialPlan: "Recover malformed summary and break down" }),
+        conversationHistory: "[]",
+        currentQuestion: null,
+        result: JSON.stringify(malformedSummary),
+        thinkingOutput: "",
+        error: null,
+        projectId: null,
+        createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      });
+      mockStartPlanningBreakdown.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        sessionId: "session-fn-6977-breakdown",
+        subtasks: [
+          {
+            id: "subtask-1",
+            title: "Fallback implementation",
+            description: "Generated despite omitted deliverables",
+            suggestedSize: "M",
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+      mockCreateTasksFromPlanning.mockResolvedValueOnce({ tasks: [] });
+      const onTasksCreated = vi.fn();
+
+      render(
+        <PlanningModeModal
+          isOpen={true}
+          onClose={mockOnClose}
+          onTaskCreated={mockOnTaskCreated}
+          onTasksCreated={onTasksCreated}
+          tasks={mockTasks}
+          resumeSessionId="session-fn-6977-breakdown"
+        />
+      );
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Break into Tasks" })).toBeDefined();
+      });
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Break into Tasks" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockStartPlanningBreakdown).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "session-fn-6977-breakdown",
+          expect.objectContaining({ suggestedDependencies: [], keyDeliverables: [] }),
+          undefined,
+        );
+        expect(screen.getByDisplayValue("Fallback implementation")).toBeDefined();
+      });
+      expect(screen.getByText("First subtask cannot have dependencies.")).toBeDefined();
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Create Tasks" }));
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(mockCreateTasksFromPlanning).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          "session-fn-6977-breakdown",
+          [expect.objectContaining({ id: "subtask-1" })],
+          undefined,
+          expect.any(Object),
+        );
+        expect(onTasksCreated).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+      });
+      expect(screen.queryByText(/Something went wrong/i)).toBeNull();
+    });
+
     it("shows summary view when resuming a complete persisted session", async () => {
       const resumedSummary: PlanningSummary = {
         title: "Resume-ready planning output",

packages/dashboard/src/__tests__/routes-planning.test.ts

@@ -1396,6 +1396,70 @@ describe("Planning Mode Routes", () => {
         expect(finalRes.body.data.keyDeliverables).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
       });
 
+      it("FN-6977 normalizes omitted summary arrays from live AI completion", async () => {
+        const responses = [
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: "question",
+            data: {
+              id: "q-one",
+              type: "text",
+              question: "What should be planned?",
+            },
+          }),
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: "complete",
+            data: {
+              title: "Malformed AI summary",
+              description: "AI omitted array fields but completion is otherwise recoverable",
+              suggestedSize: "M",
+              suggestedDependencies: ["FN-100", "FN-100", 12],
+            },
+          }),
+        ];
+        let callIndex = 0;
+        __setCreateFnAgent(async () => ({
+          session: {
+            state: { messages: [] },
+            prompt: vi.fn(async function (this: { state: { messages: Array<{ role: string; content: string }> } }, message: string) {
+              this.state.messages.push({ role: "user", content: message });
+              this.state.messages.push({ role: "assistant", content: responses[callIndex++] ?? responses[responses.length - 1] });
+            }),
+            dispose: vi.fn(),
+          },
+        }));
+
+        const startRes = await REQUEST(
+          buildApp(),
+          "POST",
+          "/api/planning/start",
+          JSON.stringify({ initialPlan: "Normalize malformed AI completion" }),
+          { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        );
+        const sessionId = startRes.body.sessionId;
+
+        const finalRes = await REQUEST(
+          buildApp(),
+          "POST",
+          "/api/planning/respond",
+          JSON.stringify({ sessionId, responses: { "q-one": "Finish" } }),
+          { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        );
+
+        expect(finalRes.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(finalRes.body).toMatchObject({
+          type: "complete",
+          data: {
+            title: "Malformed AI summary",
+            suggestedDependencies: ["FN-100"],
+            keyDeliverables: [],
+          },
+        });
+        expect(planningModule.getSummary(sessionId)).toMatchObject({
+          suggestedDependencies: ["FN-100"],
+          keyDeliverables: [],
+        });
+      });
+
       it("allows refine requests from completed sessions", async () => {
         const startRes = await REQUEST(
           buildApp(),
@@ -1733,6 +1797,34 @@ describe("Planning Mode Routes", () => {
           }),
         );
       });
+
+      it("FN-6977 returns fallback subtasks when summary override omits deliverables", async () => {
+        const sessionId = await createCompletedPlanningSession("Break down malformed planning summary");
+
+        const res = await REQUEST(
+          buildApp(),
+          "POST",
+          "/api/planning/start-breakdown",
+          JSON.stringify({
+            sessionId,
+            summary: {
+              title: "Malformed breakdown summary",
+              description: "Deliverables were omitted by the AI or persisted session",
+              suggestedSize: "M",
+            },
+          }),
+          { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        );
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(res.body.subtasks).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining([
+            expect.objectContaining({ id: "subtask-1", title: "Define implementation approach", dependsOn: [] }),
+            expect.objectContaining({ id: "subtask-2", title: "Implement core changes", dependsOn: ["subtask-1"] }),
+            expect.objectContaining({ id: "subtask-3", title: "Verify and polish", dependsOn: ["subtask-2"] }),
+          ]),
+        );
+      });
     });
 
     describe("POST /planning/create-task", () => {
@@ -1971,7 +2063,37 @@ describe("Planning Mode Routes", () => {
         expect(sessionRes.body).toMatchObject({
           id: sessionId,
           status: "complete",
-          result: storedSession?.result,
+        });
+        expect(JSON.parse(sessionRes.body.result)).toMatchObject(JSON.parse(storedSession?.result ?? "{}"));
+      });
+
+      it("FN-6977 returns normalized persisted planning summary rows for resume", async () => {
+        const sessionId = "session-fn-6977-persisted-resume";
+        const mockAiSessionStore = {
+          get: vi.fn((id: string) => id === sessionId ? buildPlanningRow({
+            id: sessionId,
+            status: "complete",
+            title: "Malformed persisted summary",
+            result: JSON.stringify({
+              title: "Malformed persisted summary",
+              description: "Persisted row omitted keyDeliverables and included duplicate dependencies",
+              suggestedSize: "M",
+              suggestedDependencies: ["FN-100", "FN-100", "", 7],
+            }),
+          }) : null),
+          listAll: vi.fn(() => []),
+          listActive: vi.fn(() => []),
+        };
+        const appWithAiSessionStore = express();
+        appWithAiSessionStore.use(express.json());
+        appWithAiSessionStore.use("/api", createApiRoutes(store, { aiSessionStore: mockAiSessionStore as any }));
+
+        const sessionRes = await REQUEST(appWithAiSessionStore, "GET", `/api/ai-sessions/${sessionId}`);
+
+        expect(sessionRes.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(JSON.parse(sessionRes.body.result)).toMatchObject({
+          suggestedDependencies: ["FN-100"],
+          keyDeliverables: [],
         });
       });
 

packages/dashboard/src/planning.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type {
   TaskStore,
   NtfyNotificationEvent,
 } from "@fusion/core";
-import { DEFAULT_TASK_PRIORITY, resolvePrompt, summarizeTitle, type PromptOverrideMap } from "@fusion/core";
+import { DEFAULT_TASK_PRIORITY, TASK_PRIORITIES, resolvePrompt, summarizeTitle, type PromptOverrideMap } from "@fusion/core";
 import type { SubtaskItem } from "./subtask-breakdown.js";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
@@ -392,6 +392,62 @@ const activeGenerations = new Map<string, ActivePlanningGeneration>();
 let _aiSessionStore: AiSessionStore | undefined;
 let _aiSessionDeletedListener: ((sessionId: string) => void) | undefined;
 
+function isTaskPriority(value: unknown): value is TaskPriority {
+  return typeof value === "string" && (TASK_PRIORITIES as readonly string[]).includes(value);
+}
+
+function normalizeStringArray(value: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const normalized: string[] = [];
+  for (const item of value) {
+    if (typeof item !== "string") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const trimmed = item.trim();
+    if (!trimmed || seen.has(trimmed)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    seen.add(trimmed);
+    normalized.push(trimmed);
+  }
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+/*
+FNXC:PlanningNormalization 2026-06-25-00:00:
+AI responses and persisted planning rows are untrusted runtime data. Normalize omitted or malformed summary arrays to [] at the session boundary so #1743-style undefined `.map` crashes cannot reach live streams, resume, task creation, or breakdown generation.
+*/
+export function normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(
+  summaryInput: unknown,
+  fallback?: { title?: string; description?: string },
+): PlanningSummary {
+  const summary = summaryInput && typeof summaryInput === "object" && !Array.isArray(summaryInput)
+    ? summaryInput as Record<string, unknown>
+    : {};
+
+  const title = typeof summary.title === "string" && summary.title.trim().length > 0
+    ? summary.title.trim()
+    : fallback?.title?.trim() || "Untitled planning task";
+  const description = typeof summary.description === "string" && summary.description.trim().length > 0
+    ? summary.description.trim()
+    : fallback?.description?.trim() || title;
+
+  return {
+    title,
+    description,
+    suggestedSize: summary.suggestedSize === "S" || summary.suggestedSize === "M" || summary.suggestedSize === "L"
+      ? summary.suggestedSize
+      : "M",
+    priority: isTaskPriority(summary.priority) ? summary.priority : DEFAULT_TASK_PRIORITY,
+    suggestedDependencies: normalizeStringArray(summary.suggestedDependencies),
+    keyDeliverables: normalizeStringArray(summary.keyDeliverables),
+  };
+}
+
 function safeParseJson<T>(
   text: string | null,
   fallback: T,
@@ -540,10 +596,13 @@ function buildSessionFromRow(row: AiSessionRow): Session {
     currentQuestion,
     lastNotifiedQuestionKey: currentQuestion ? `${row.id}:${currentQuestion.id}` : undefined,
     summary: row.result
-      ? (safeParseJson<PlanningSummary | null>(row.result, null, {
+      ? normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(
-          throwOnError: true,
+          safeParseJson<unknown | null>(row.result, null, {
-          fieldName: "result",
+            throwOnError: true,
-        }) ?? undefined)
+            fieldName: "result",
+          }),
+          { title: row.title, description: row.title },
+        )
       : undefined,
     thinkingOutput: row.thinkingOutput,
     lastGeneratedThinking: row.thinkingOutput || "",
@@ -1046,7 +1105,10 @@ async function getFirstQuestionFromAgent(
   if (parsed.type === "complete") {
     // AI returned a summary instead of a question — return a minimal question
     // so the caller can present the summary
-    const summary = parsed.data;
+    const summary = normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(parsed.data, {
+      title: session.title || session.initialPlan,
+      description: session.initialPlan,
+    });
     session.summary = summary;
     persistSession(session, "complete");
     return {
@@ -1888,14 +1950,18 @@ async function continueAgentConversation(session: Session, message: string): Pro
           data: parsed.data,
         });
       } else if (parsed.type === "complete") {
-        session.summary = parsed.data;
+        const summary = normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(parsed.data, {
+          title: session.title || session.initialPlan,
+          description: session.initialPlan,
+        });
+        session.summary = summary;
         session.currentQuestion = undefined;
         session.error = undefined;
         session.updatedAt = new Date();
         persistSession(session, "complete");
         planningStreamManager.broadcast(session.id, {
           type: "summary",
-          data: parsed.data,
+          data: summary,
         });
         planningStreamManager.broadcast(session.id, { type: "complete" });
       }
@@ -2577,7 +2643,11 @@ export function generateSubtasksFromPlanning(sessionId: string): SubtaskItem[] {
   if (!session) return [];
   if (!session.summary) return [];
 
-  const { summary } = session;
+  const summary = normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(session.summary, {
+    title: session.title || session.initialPlan,
+    description: session.initialPlan,
+  });
+  session.summary = summary;
   const qaSection = formatInterviewQA(session.history);
 
   // If key deliverables exist, create one subtask per deliverable plus a final verification subtask.

packages/dashboard/src/routes.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import {
 import type { ServerOptions } from "./server.js";
 import { verifyWebhookSignature } from "./github-webhooks.js";
 import { AiSessionStore, SESSION_CLEANUP_DEFAULT_MAX_AGE_MS } from "./ai-session-store.js";
-import { getSession as getPlanningSession, cleanupSession as cleanupPlanningSession } from "./planning.js";
+import { getSession as getPlanningSession, cleanupSession as cleanupPlanningSession, normalizePlanningSummaryPayload } from "./planning.js";
 import { getSubtaskSession, cleanupSubtaskSession } from "./subtask-breakdown.js";
 import { getMissionInterviewSession, cleanupMissionInterviewSession } from "./mission-interview.js";
 import { getTargetInterviewSession, cleanupTargetInterviewSession } from "./milestone-slice-interview.js";
@@ -4214,6 +4214,20 @@ export function createApiRoutes(store: TaskStore, options?: ServerOptions): Rout
     if (!session) {
       throw notFound("Session not found");
     }
+    if (session.type === "planning" && session.result) {
+      try {
+        res.json({
+          ...session,
+          result: JSON.stringify(normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(JSON.parse(session.result), {
+            title: session.title,
+            description: session.title,
+          })),
+        });
+        return;
+      } catch {
+        // Preserve the existing invalid-result behavior for callers that can still recover client-side.
+      }
+    }
     res.json(session);
   });
 

packages/dashboard/src/routes/register-planning-subtask-routes.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   type TaskPriority,
   type TaskStore,
 } from "@fusion/core";
+import { normalizePlanningSummaryPayload } from "../planning.js";
 import { ApiError, badRequest, conflict, notFound, rateLimited } from "../api-error.js";
 import { writeSSEEvent, type SessionBufferedEvent } from "../sse-buffer.js";
 import type { AiSessionStore } from "../ai-session-store.js";
@@ -1009,21 +1010,10 @@ export function registerPlanningSubtaskRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: Plann
       throw badRequest("summary.description is required and must be a non-empty string");
     }
 
-    return {
+    return normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(summary, {
       title: summary.title.trim(),
       description: summary.description.trim(),
-      suggestedSize:
+    });
-        summary.suggestedSize === "S" || summary.suggestedSize === "M" || summary.suggestedSize === "L"
-          ? summary.suggestedSize
-          : "M",
-      priority: isTaskPriority(summary.priority) ? summary.priority : DEFAULT_TASK_PRIORITY,
-      suggestedDependencies: Array.isArray(summary.suggestedDependencies)
-        ? summary.suggestedDependencies.filter((dep): dep is string => typeof dep === "string" && dep.trim().length > 0)
-        : [],
-      keyDeliverables: Array.isArray(summary.keyDeliverables)
-        ? summary.keyDeliverables.filter((item): item is string => typeof item === "string" && item.trim().length > 0)
-        : [],
-    };
   };
 
   const logPlanningCreateWarning = (message: string, error: unknown, metadata?: Record<string, unknown>): void => {
@@ -1108,29 +1098,10 @@ export function registerPlanningSubtaskRoutes(ctx: ApiRoutesContext, deps: Plann
               keyDeliverables?: unknown;
             };
 
-            summary = {
+            summary = normalizePlanningSummaryPayload(parsedSummary, {
-              title:
+              title: persistedSession.title,
-                typeof parsedSummary.title === "string" && parsedSummary.title.trim().length > 0
+              description: persistedSession.title,
-                  ? parsedSummary.title
+            });
-                  : persistedSession.title,
-              description:
-                typeof parsedSummary.description === "string" && parsedSummary.description.trim().length > 0
-                  ? parsedSummary.description
-                  : persistedSession.title,
-              suggestedSize:
-                parsedSummary.suggestedSize === "S" ||
-                parsedSummary.suggestedSize === "M" ||
-                parsedSummary.suggestedSize === "L"
-                  ? parsedSummary.suggestedSize
-                  : "M",
-              priority: isTaskPriority(parsedSummary.priority) ? parsedSummary.priority : DEFAULT_TASK_PRIORITY,
-              suggestedDependencies: Array.isArray(parsedSummary.suggestedDependencies)
-                ? parsedSummary.suggestedDependencies.filter((dep): dep is string => typeof dep === "string")
-                : [],
-              keyDeliverables: Array.isArray(parsedSummary.keyDeliverables)
-                ? parsedSummary.keyDeliverables.filter((item): item is string => typeof item === "string")
-                : [],
-            };
           } catch {
             throw badRequest("Planning session result is invalid");
           }